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 you shouldn't trust me because I'll let you down.
 
 I would never betray you. But when tasked with my own actions and my own
 agency, I never make the right choice.
 
 Like a rabbit who can always find their way home, I am drawn, almost
 gravitically, to the path before me, a path which seems to avoid anything
 resolute.
 
 alas.
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 awwwww, I wish I was tacticool : (
 
 sure would be nice to have SOMETHING going for me >.>
 
 ah well guess I'm more of the "eepy sleepy" type teehee
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 @user-1265 
 
 you'd pull a child to the sidewalk if they were in danger, wouldn't you?
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 some rich people have never been taken to a poor nation and told "you are the
 same as them. Their nations don't care for them. Yours cares about you." and it
 shows
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 │ CW: polit            │                                                         │
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 the less a political conversation uses proper nouns, the more productive it can  │
 be.                                                                              │
 For example. Try not to mention capitalism, communism, socialism, etc.           │
 Also, don't talk about Republicans or Democrats. That just invites tribalism.    │
 Instead, focus on issues. Like "Hurricane Relief distribution methods" instead   │
 of "whether or not hurricanes deserve to be relieved"                            │
 saying something like "gee it sure feels like our community has gone to shreds"  │
 is a good way to start it, and then you can move on to things like "well, I      │
 just think it was nicer last year, before a hurricane came through and took all  │
 our jobs." and they say "uh-huh true yeah I believe you"                         │
 but as soon as you say "hey maybe those capitafascist pigs shouldn't be allowed  │
 to wield nuclear arsenals" they start looking at you funny, like they disagree   │
 with whatever you want to say but aren't.                                        │
 and it's like... no, that's all you wanted to say, but behind their eyes are     │
 things like "black people are worse than me" or "I'm better than a woman" so     │
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 "okay but what if we just... made nuclear warheads illegal globally"             │
 gee I'm sure glad I live in a timeline that follows the geneva convention.       │
 the only reason to have a weapon is to intend to use it, and nuclear weapons     │
 are anathema to us. they are our bane. they are death, and they destroy worlds.  │
 there is no reason to seek to destroy yourself. And so there is no reason to     │
 seek to destroy Earth. And if the purpose of a weapon is to be able to use it,   │
 and if nuclear warheads would set off a chain reaction that destroys Earth,      │
 then there is no reason to possess a nuclear warhead.                            │
 the difference between the "bright future" timelines and the Warhammer 40k       │
 timelines is just based on whether or not we collectively can dismantle our      │
 troubled and chaotic historical past.                                            │
 "every wound you heal in yourself is another scar for posterity, and given       │
 time, all scars fade."                                                           │
 Well... we survived, we were the fittest... yay, go us.                          │
 now we need to grow the fuck up and act like adults. End Nukes                   │
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 *who gives a shit what you look like* just work together for goodness
 sake
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 one of my most humbling political memories is getting in a fight with a kid at
 school (okay, a heated argument) because he said republicans lower taxes and I
 thought democrats did.
 
 turns out we were both right, because one of our dads had money.
 
 gotta raise taxes for public services, and well inflation's just a fact of life
 y'know, at least stuff doesn't cost as much as way back when.
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 @user-1268                                                                       │
 if people wrote what they thought as fast as they thought it, then you'd have    │
 an approximation of a mind-reading machine.                                      │
 If the writing kept pace with the thoughts, you'd be writing as fast as the      │
 brain can think (the brain cannot intentionally think "slower" which is one of   │
 the biggest arguments against IQ testing and other conceptions of "linear        │
 intelligence") - you cannot write for 5 minutes straight without thinking about  │
 (and writing) what you are hiding.                                               │
 *uh, yes, you, can. just, pause, after, each, letter, and, increase,,, the       │
 pause amount, after each important word.* yeah but that's still processing the thought as fast as possible and just...     │
 waiting around, idle, until the next thought is to be had. It's just how brains  │
 work.                                                                            │
 so anyway it'd be a constant stream of consciousness way of outputting exactly   │
 what the mind-reading machine is saying.                                         │
 Just make sure you *trust* the person who made the mind-reader                   │
 machine, and maybe make sure it's impossible to tamper with.                     │
 or don't make it??                                                               │
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◀═[BOOST] ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐  Someone once said to me that to become a VP in big tech you need to        have generated $100M…but it doesn’t matter if it’s revenue or              losses.                                                                                                                                               I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this.                          └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘                                                         similar                                                          different─▶

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 @user-1623 
 
 I perform the song of my heart
 
 which sometimes feels similar
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◀═[BOOST] ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐  in 1987 Donald Trump returned from Moscow, took out full page ads in       three major papers against NATO,  and formed an exploratory committee      for president.                                                                                                                                        I think about that a lot                                                  └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘                                                         similar                                                          different─▶

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◀═[BOOST] ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐  There is no such thing as a backdoor for good guys. Once you place a       backdoor, you compromise the safety and privacy of all your users. A       third party or bad guys will get access to it and abuse it further. The    concept of a "backdoor for good guys" is fundamentally flawed and          dangerous. It sets a dangerous precedent. Security and privacy should      be absolute. There's no safe way to create a backdoor that can't be        exploited by malicious actors. #privacy #security #infosec                └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘                                                         similar                                                          different─▶

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 less mutual aid posts, those should be handled by a person's community who       │
 knows them and can decide how to best help them                                  │
 more "hey the guys and I are making a fund just in-case any of us need it -      │
 it's at 30,000 now but we could use some more dosh if you wanna join you could   │
 use it if you needed it but it's totally up to you no pressure - yeah yeah no I  │
 get it. Okay, well, yeah sure I'll get my coat."                                 │
 oh huh did you know corporations exist to fill that very niche?                  │
 turns out you can just... hire your friends and pay them a wage                  │
 just don't get in trouble with the IRS, that's how they got capone               │
 (I bet you could hire a lawyer or accountant type to keep everything upright)    │
 Building out the legal structure is just like building software, trust me.       │
 There's all kinds of forms and figures that match up to various pipeline nodes   │
 and if you tick all the boxes (supply the right arguments) then the business     │
 needs will be fulfilled.                                                         │
 capitalism must be dismantled with it's own tools. For respect.                  │
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◀═[BOOST] ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐  250 years of no Supreme Court ruling allowing presidential immunity.                                                                                  No presidential immunity for Nixon, SCOTUS ruled Watergate tapes were      not protected.                                                                                                                                        No presidential immunity for Reagan for the crimes of Iran Contra and      the most corrupt administration in US history (to that point in time)                                                                                 No presidential immunity for W over false evidence that took us to war     with Iraq.                                                                                                                                            The SCOTUS is The Elephant in the room.                                   └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘                                                         similar                                                          different─▶

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 "... and this is moss, our pile of soil. He's really cool, if you feed him
 seeds and take care of his needs, then sometimes a couple months later he spits
 out food. It's awesome. Plus you can throw away your trash there and it'll just
 break it down whatever."
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 they want eye tracking so they can tell what kinds of ads to sell me
 
 I want eye tracking on the desktop so I can select enemies in MMOs easier
 
 we are not the same
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 "*she just... didn't even try to hide it. She was so matter of fact about
 it.*"
 
 *eh, well, you know, we have the internet now. So everything's
 normalized.*
 
 "*I guess but it still felt strange.*"
 
 yeah, she's in her own social media bubble which is entirely separate from
 yours. So to her, it's normal, but to you it seems shocking.
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 I wonder how many people who pay money to have someone organize lan parties for  │
 them? Including interviews with all of the attendents so they can pick the best  │
 games to have installed.                                                         │
 The hardware can be provided, for a nominal fee, of course. Otherwise they'll    │
 walk you through getting the right games set up.                                 │
 Then, securing the venue, and stocking it with comfy sofas and sprite.           │
 The day of they place orders for pancakes the next morning and pizza this very   │
 night                                                                            │
 and everyone shows up to balloons, a DJ, and strobe lights.                      │
 after a series of quick deathmatch style action games, everyone breaks into      │
 groups and forms teams to take on everyone else.                                 │
 After an hour or two of teamplay, the group splits in two (or three) and plays   │
 specific games that everyone is into.                                            │
 people who wanted to hang out at the party but not play games can watch on       │
 their smartphones by using an app which streams each player's screen to the LAN  │
 I'd call it "collosseum services for the digital age"                            │
 oh and it's a sleepover too so pjams                                             │
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 a congregation of nerds is like... a gift of all of your most brightest, in the  │
 same room, ready to work on problems that they can see                           │
 just throw money and institutional capabilities at them and they'll hire people  │
 to do their projects and handle all of the deliverables and all that junk        │
 only works though if people care about what they're working on. hence why you    │
 should give the creatives more freedom to apply themselves.                      │
 they'll make useful things I swear just give them resources and aid and          │
 manpower you don't have to choose projects based on a profit-oriented-approach   │
 there is a better way that can make more money in the long run                   │
 trust me, supporting workers is like investing in bitcoin in 2012. if you play   │
 the long game, you can become fabulously wealthy, beyond what anyone would want  │
 or need.                                                                         │
 like, we get it, you want to be an oligarch, sure-yeah-fine-whatever. We'll      │
 shower you in gold and champagne if you just hand us the keys to the kingdom.    │
 you're drunk, you can't drive a nation state, sleep here                         │
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 our ancestors worshiped us through their acts of devotion and lust
 
 if you're reading this, there's a very good chance that some of your ancestors
 are still alive
sometimes I look at a fruit or vegetable and see how optimized it is and I'm just filled with love. people have the idea that edible plants are "organic" or have just sprung from the earth in their form but that's not true!! they were selectively bred for thousands of years by generations upon generations of people. That is love. That is faith. When you bite into a fruit you are eating the generations of labor instilled in it to make it just right for you.  [picture of wheat grains]  [picture of corns on the cob]  This is how much our ancestors loved us. This is all their struggles and all their hopes. This is how much our ancestors loved being alive.

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 The best way to survive a storm is to lean into it
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 @user-1625 
 
 um, that's a fairly specialized term that people outside of political science
 are unlikely to know
 
 might not be audacity, but instead just plain ignorance.
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 @user-1298 
 
 yeah honestly if you stick with obvious things like "don't murder people" and
 "don't burn down your neighbor's house just because they winked at your
 daughter" and "don't steal gasoline from parked cars" then it's much easier to
 make ethical laws because they're just kinda... common sense.
 
 drug regulation can only be simplified to "don't do drugs" which isn't always a
 given. If you start with something so clear then most doctors would be out of a
 job.
 
 Maybe we should let people do as they please? With certain specific and clear
 rights and responsibilities like 'the right the life, liberty, and the pursuit
 of happiness'? And the mandated guarantee that one person's rights end where
 another's begin? And with the ultimate goal of dismantling unjustified power
 structures with the knowledge that all power is the application of force to a
 non-consenting subject?
 
 ... yeah I dunno sounds pretty simple to me
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 can't wait for the smart TV / IoT device which doesn't need to be connected to   │
 the internet because it can bluetooth connect with your neighbor's TV and route  │
 the "insights" and "personal data" through there to the internet, all without    │
 human intervention                                                               │
 they could set up a shared protocol so that any IoT / Smart TV manufacturer      │
 could benefit. It'd be mutually beneficial for them because without complete     │
 cooperation, the network wouldn't function very well at all (unless your         │
 neighbor happened to have the *same brand* of TV / IoT device, which             │
 would work but wouldn't be as good)                                              │
 this is all cursed btw and should not be allowed to persist                      │
 oh and it wouldn't even need to be plugged in if it included a rechargeable      │
 battery built in. Just connect it to the data transmission functionality and     │
 nothing else so the users don't accidentally discover it. Oh and make sure its   │
 hidden with a metal plate or something with big "DO NOT OPEN FOR RISK OF         │
 ELECTROCUTION" letters on it. I bet people still will                            │
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 I have 3855 posts here
 
 I estimate that about half of them use every single character (1024 char limit
 per post)
 
 That means I've written around 1973760 characters, and if the average english
 word has 6 characters that means I've written 328960 words
 
 they say that on average a page is around ~500 words single spaced, which means
 I've written about 657 pages, just for you.
 
 I hope you know that I love you, dear reader, though I do not know you.
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 Well, I failed the mandate of heaven last year, and I failed the trial of the
 hero this summer, what's next? I'll do my best at those as well,  so the next
 person has an easier time of it.
 
 unrelated, but today I saw a bald eagle outside my apartment. Well, I'm not
 sure if it was bald but it "KREEEEEE"'d like they do. Plus it had a white head
 and a yellow beak, but I'm not an ornithologist so idk. It perched on a tree
 that I could spy on from my hammock through my binoculars, and I swear it was
 eye-ing my fat juicy cat through the bars of my porch's railing. They have
 excellent vision.
 
 Might be related, we'll see.
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 @user-1298                                                                       │
 hehe true.                                                                       │
 if you consent, then it's just a social structure.                               │
 there are, however, reasons when power is justified. Hence why I don't believe   │
 that power itself should be dismantled, and what few "power structures" remain   │
 should be continuously justified.                                                │
 For example, how do you prevent people from harming others? "Your rights end     │
 where another's begin" but, like, how do you stop people who toe the line and    │
 spit over the edge?                                                              │
 There must be power applied to those who harm, and they surely do not consent    │
 to being curtailed, so therefore power must be wielded by someone. And because   │
 power corrupts the one who wields it, it is inevitable that someone creates      │
 harm.                                                                            │
 ... I just re-invented the police, didn't I? Legalism only goes so far, and      │
 calling up your beefiest friends to go rough up a no-good do-gooder is           │
 basically what mobs, mafias, and gangs do. I don't think people would consent    │
 to being protected by a gang, much less governed by one.                         │
 we will think of something.                                                      │
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 @user-1298 
 
 Yes I agree! Harming others is not okay.
 
 I'm thinking about what happens when someone hurts someone else, and doesn't
 stop. What do you do then? Do you hurt the person who harms? How do you get
 them to stop?
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 I want to go camping with a bunch of programmers bearing laptops. Each person
 can bring a book or three and whatever documentation they can fit on their
 computer and then we just spend 3 months in the mountains doing nothing but
 programming, hiking, sitting around the campfire, and dreaming of a better
 tomorrow
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 maybe some whiteboards and notebooks as well...
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 @user-1298                                                                       │
 I believe that self defence is a myth, and should not be relied upon, because    │
 anyone who is rotten in their heart might prey upon you (who might defend        │
 yourself) just as easily as a cripple in a cart or a grannie walking her cats    │
 in the park.                                                                     │
 The process you're describing is exile. And that works when you can cast people  │
 out of your stone-walled town. But in the modern era, there are no places for    │
 these people to go, so we hold them with cruel iron bars in cages far            │
 underground.                                                                     │
 It's not ideal, but would you rather they find someone else to harm, or would    │
 you rather invite power's corruption into your heart and take an oath to         │
 protect the weak and innocent?                                                   │
 Evil is everyone's problem. It lurks within us, and leaps forth in times of      │
 turmoil and stress. We are human savages, after all, and our nature is that of   │
 a wild beast given a spark of intelligence through countless generations of      │
 gossip and generosity.                                                           │
 Humans are good for the most part. Some have lead poisoning                      │
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 @user-1298 
 
 My understanding is that you essentially want to defang power such that it
 cannot harm innocent people? That's... not such an easy task. If I had an
 answer that could fit within a twitter post like this one then I would give it
 to you.
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